The National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS) worked with OPP and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to develop an interactive database that offers brief registration information on approximately 90,000 products. The data include: product number and name, company number and name, registration date, cancellation date, existing stocks date, and reason (if cancelled), and product manager name and phone number. Also offered are databases containing chemical ingredient information, searchable by common, technical, synonym, CAS number, or trade names, and firm information, searchable by firm number or name.

Health Effects

Toxicological Profiles - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) produces "toxicological profiles" for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. These hazardous substances are ranked based on frequency of occurrence at NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure. Toxicological profiles are developed from a priority list of 275 substances.

TOXNET - A group of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health.

Pesticide Alternatives

Beyond Pesticides is a non-profit organization that was formed to serve as a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies which reduce or eliminate a dependency on toxic chemicals.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM): The IPM Institute is a non-profit organization formed in 1998 to create recognition and rewards in the marketplace for goods and service providers who practice IPM. Consumer support for IPM is a powerful incentive for increasing IPM adoption in agriculture, grounds maintenance and public and private facilities.

IPMworld: Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook: The University of Minnesota's electronic textbook of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) features chapters contributed by internationally recognized experts (co-sponsored by the Consortium for International Crop Protection).

State Agencies

Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) - Pesticides Division provides information about certification and licensing of pesticide applicators in Oregon, state pesticide registration, a database of agency enforcement actions, pesticide related laws and regulations, and advisories. This site offers forms in a format that can be downloaded.

Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) explains Oregon's regulation of state, private, and local government forestlands, including rules about pesticide applications and reforestation programs.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Services (OR_OSHA) provides information about state health and safety programs for workers and employers, including publications, education and training opportunities related to pesticides, and state regulations enforced by Oregon's OSHA program.

Oregon State Fire Marshal provides a searchable database of the Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal Hazardous Substance Information System.

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